You sure? The NCMedia I know is behind such sites as 'Project Wealthy' and 'Fat Rich Pig'
Clickbank was the first affiliate network I signed up to, and I've been with them WAY longer than I have with any CPA network, and in my experience I've found that no other network is anywhere near as reliable as Clickbank. I mean in my two years or so with Clickbank, I haven't had a single incident of 'tracking problems' or 'scrubbing/shaving' or any of that bullshit. The system and the management has been nothing but top class, which is why I like them so much. On the contrary, I've had tracking problems with every CPA network I've been with, and I don't want to even get started with scrubbing/shaving/advertisers screwing affiliates and so forth.
The thing that pisses me off most though is all this BULLSHIT people throw at Clickbank and how they don't believe in promoting the crap on there. PLEASE give me a break. The last thing I'd expect to hear from a CPA marketer is that kind of shit. I mean honestly, it's fine to promote ringtones, dietery supplements run by downright shady advertisers who refuse to cancel subscription payments, cash loans, and all the other junk which don't have any sort of quality control or customer satisfaction, yet it's not fine to promote digital products which come with a two month money back guarantee?
Having said that, Clickbank and CPA networks are just different. You need different approaches to each. Do whatever works and makes money for you.
Die.
Thank you kindly for this reponse - repped, and to others that took a moment on this one I truly appreciate it. Perhaps it is a bit reduntant, and yes even I have taken a crack at doing a few IM products (the ones you mentioned) - they didn't do too well either but hey everyone needs to grow from something and I did try to overdeliver with mine.
Interesting overall feedback. Based on what I'm reading here and a few other places, I think the two new offers we're doing are indeed going back into the CB world again. I simply thought that if I could get them on CB as well as one or two CPA's it may be worth split testing on the top level, however it seems like a huge risk as a merchant unless you have great trust and backtests with your CPA, or your own inhouse program, which I am far from wanting to look after.
We did a dance DVD series with like 4-5 CPA's earlier this year and put it on CB as well. All the problems outlined with CPA's in this thread took a big bite into our business and profits, AND pissed off a whole bunch of affiliates due to the CPA's constant interrogations with the sales they would make. Funny enough CB still outperformed all the CPA's on that one and still does today.
Sorry to those that found this thread pointless or basic, I truly do value what you all have to say, and as merchant and aff it's difficult to plan next steps with projects without doing some digging like this. So the one question that I'd like to ask again is - If YOU had two offers coming up as a merchant, would you put them on CB or a CPA that you truly trust, or both? (let's say the product CAN be digitally delivered, OR via ship/handle/tangible delivery).
Thanks again.
Norb. **Some of your responses made me howl too - will do my best not to .... anymore, rep coming for you guys.
